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Puddingburn Tower

Earthwork (period Unassigned), Sheepfold (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval)(possible)

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Puddingburn Tower is an earthwork, sheepfold and possible medieval tower house in the Scottish Borders. Its exact age and purpose remain unassigned, leaving the stones to imagine their own history. The land may have served shepherds, soldiers or both, but no clear date or owner is known. What is certain is that the place still stands, marked only by a point accurate to ten metres on the national record.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Puddingburn Tower as Earthwork (period Unassigned), Sheepfold (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Puddingburn Tower is a medieval tower house in East Lothian, Scotland, likely built in the 16th century by the Leslie family, a prominent Scottish noble lineage. It is remembered for its well-preserved structure and historical association with the region's feudal aristocracy.

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